N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Even the swiftest of fast followers will struggle to not choke on the dust of first movers in today’s world. Beating your competition to the future will be accomplished by those companies with vision, talent, grit, purpose, agility, creativity, commitment and determination – not just those organizations with bigger budgets.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2017

The special ones, they see it as a chance to create advantage, to deliver value and to innovate at scale. Innovation has always been synonymous with business survival and that hasn’t changed. What has changed is the pace and scale at which businesses must innovate to remain competitive in a digital world. Credit: Forbes.com.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2011

The game isn't over, and adding Verizon's other innovations might even change the game. There is still a debate in strategy circles about whether it is better to be the first mover or a fast follower, and whether missing out on the first wave of disruptive innovation means falling behind forever.

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